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Homeschool Happenings - Sahd's Metal Recycling Tour

11:00am - 12:15pm
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Homeschool families, this is our tour to complete S.T.E.M. Education with Sahd's Metal Recycling.    Ages 5 and up. Please be aware that CLOSED TOE shoes are a MUST for this tour. Please register! Please meet at Sahd's Metal Recyc...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Tiny Tales Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Stories, songs, bubbles, and playtime for our youngest library friends ages birth through age 2. ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Wind Power with the Lancaster Science Factory

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Students will use an assortment of tools and materials to fulfill a specific design challenge. Students will examine how energy is transformed to generate electricity or explore real-world ways engineering can combat climate change. Activities based ...

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The Bibliomaniacs Book Club

2:30pm - 3:45pm
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
They will meet to discuss "The Sentence" by Louise Erdrich.  ...

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Preschool Pals - Dental Health

10:30am - 11:00am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
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Get your toothbrushes ready to join us for Dental Day! We will read a story together, learn how to care for our teeth, and have lots of interactive dental play. It will be a fun morning together counting teeth, singing songs, and preparing for our fi...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Critter Connection

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Join us as we welcome Critter Connection for a hands on animal program! You'll get to hold a guinea pig, rabbit, and more! Registration is required. Each child must be registered individually. Thank you!  ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Crochet with Kasey

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
If you enjoy crafting and conversations, this is perfect for you! Kasey is a fantastic teacher. For October they will continue crocheting pumpkins.  Materials Needed: Chunky or Regular Worsted Weight Yarn H or K Hook Scissors Stuffing&...

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Tiny Tales Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Columbia
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
Stories, songs, bubbles, and playtime for our youngest library friends ages birth through age 2. ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Kitchen Chemistry with Lancaster Science Factory

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Students will explore chemical reactions using many common household ingredients. Things may get messy! Experiments based on grade level may include acid-base reactions, decomposition chemistry, pressure and gas, and chromatography.  Ages 5-1...

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Preschool Pals - Touch a Truck Recycling Truck

10:30am - 11:00am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join us as we learn all about recycling and explore a recycling truck with Jack Gamby, of Gamby's Disposal.  Ages 2 to 5. Limit 15 children. Registration is required. Please register each child individually. Once full, a waitlist will become ...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Crochet with Kasey

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Columbia
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
If you enjoy crafting and conversations, this is perfect for you! Kasey is a fantastic teacher. For October they will continue crocheting pumpkins.  Materials Needed: Chunky or Regular Worsted Weight Yarn H or K Hook Scissors Stuffing&...

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Preschool Pals - Fall Harvest Party

10:30am - 11:00am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
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Join us as we read fun Halloween stories, enjoy a cupcake cake, and do a treat walk through the library! Halloween costumes are welcome to be worn for this event. Please let us know if there are any food allergies for cupcakes. Ages 2 to 5. Lim...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens

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Tiny Tales Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Columbia
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:
Stories, songs, bubbles, and playtime for our youngest library friends ages birth through age 2. ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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The Classics Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Columbia
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Registration
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join the Classics Club as they discuss "Dracula" by Bram Stoker.  ...

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Newton's Law of Motion with the Lancaster Science Factory

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Students will learn about Newton's Laws of Motion and use them to perform dazzling feats! Activities based on grade level may include the tablecloth trick, remove the platform, egg drop devices, balloon races, and many more.  Registration is ...

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Talewise: Break the Ice: Dry Ice S.T.E.M. Show

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Columbia
Registration
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:
Join the Science Heroes on a quest to discover the ‘coolest’ thing in science! Volunteers from the audience will help the performer conduct several science experiments as we explore the states of matter and discover the magical effects of frozen c...

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This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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All Libraries Closed for Thanksgiving Day

All Day
All Locations
Closing
Branches:
Adamstown, Bookmobile, Columbia, Eastern Lancaster County, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Gap, Intercourse, Lancaster, Library System of Lancaster County, Lititz, Manheim Community, Manheim Township, Milanof-Schock, Moores Memorial, Mountville Branch, Quarryville, Strasburg-Heisler, Library

Library CLOSED

All Day
Columbia
Closing
Branches:
Columbia
Description:
We will be closed November 23 - November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Our online resources are available 24/7. We will reopen Saturday, November 25 at 8:00am. Thank you!  ...

Electric Motors with the Lancaster Science Factory

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia
Registration
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Students will explore the properties of electromagnetism and energy flow while building circuits that can power electric motors and generators. Registration is required. Limit 20 children. Please register each child individually.  ...

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Multiple Libraries Closed

All Day
Some Locations
Closing
Branches:
Columbia, Lititz, Manheim Township, Moores Memorial
Description:
Please look over the list to see which libraries are closed. ...

All Libraries Closed for Christmas Eve & Day

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
All Locations
Closing
Branches:
Adamstown, Bookmobile, Columbia, Eastern Lancaster County, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Gap, Intercourse, Lancaster, Library System of Lancaster County, Lititz, Manheim Community, Manheim Township, Milanof-Schock, Moores Memorial, Mountville Branch, Quarryville, Strasburg-Heisler, Library

Library CLOSED

All Day
Columbia
Closing
Branches:
Columbia
Description:
We will be closed December 23 - December 26 in observance of the Christmas holiday.  Our online resources are available 24/7.  Need assistance? Please email info@columbiapubliclibrary.org and we will respond as soon as we can. Thank y...

Multiple Libraries Closed - New Year's Eve

All Day
Some Locations
Closing
Branches:
Adamstown, Bookmobile, Columbia, Eastern Lancaster County, Elizabethtown, Ephrata, Gap, Intercourse, Lititz, Manheim Community, Manheim Township, Milanof-Schock, Moores Memorial, Quarryville, Strasburg-Heisler
Description:
Please look over the list to see which libraries are closed for New Year's Eve. ...